India reports 1,033 new COVID pandemic cases with 43 fatalities in single day

Total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 11,639 todayThe daily positivity rate is 0.23 per cent on April 7The total death toll in the country is now at 5,21,530COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 1,033 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 43 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (April 7), the country saw a total of 1,222 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.76 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,24,98,789.The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have declined to 11,639 (0.03%) the ministry data showed today.
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The daily positivity rate is 0.23 per cent today. The total death toll in the country is now at 5,21,530. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.Also Read: Covid pandemic leads to rise in diabetes, BP, asthma patients in IndiaAccording to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 79,25,09,451 samples have been tested up to April 6 for COVID-19. Of these 4,82,039 samples were tested on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, India reported its first case of the XE variant of coronavirus on Wednesday in Mumbai. A case of the Kappa variant was also detected during a sero survey, said BMC officials. This is the same variant that caused a steep hike in fresh Covid-19 cases in Europe and China last month. The XE variant is a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains, referred to as a "recombinant”.Symptoms of this new variant are different for those who are vaccinated, and those who are not. Common symptoms include - Fever, sore throat, scratchy throat, cough and cold, skin irritation and discolouration, gastrointestinal distress, etc. Initial symptoms - Fatigue, dizziness, headaches, sore throat, muscle soreness and fever.

S. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths**
Total Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday
Death During Day
(a) Death Reconciled
(b) Total (a+b)
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 1 9904 129
2 Andhra Pradesh 70 17 2304786 20 14730
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 1 64189 1 296
4 Assam 1348 716209 6639
5 Bihar 13 2 818211 4 12256
6 Chandigarh 17 1 90751 2 1165
7 Chhattisgarh 70 1138077 8 14034
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 0 11437 4
9 Delhi 493 5 1838972 120 26155 1 1
10 Goa 41 2 241459 5 3832
11 Gujarat 74 2 1212947 11 10942
12 Haryana 280 5 974641 54 10617
13 Himachal Pradesh 89 2 280385 18 4133
14 Jammu and Kashmir 167 8 448921 3 4750
15 Jharkhand 15 2 429827 6 5315
16 Karnataka 1457 53 3904247 85 40056 1 1
17 Kerala*** 3305 40 6463180 369 68228 3 29 32
18 Ladakh 5 1 27994 1 228
19 Lakshadweep 0 11350 52
20 Madhya Pradesh 78 3 1030364 16 10735
21 Maharashtra 865 5 7726025 106 147800 7 7
22 Manipur 44 2 134972 6 2120
23 Meghalaya 18 3 92168 2 1593
24 Mizoram 856 56 223670 157 687
25 Nagaland 8 2 34711 3 759
26 Odisha 285 16 1278367 9121
27 Puducherry 0 163812 1962
28 Punjab 77 4 741357 15 17741
29 Rajasthan 108 13 1273396 22 9552
30 Sikkim 5 2 38686 2 452
31 Tamil Nadu 258 2 3414702 28 38025
32 Telangana 252 8 787034 30 4111
33 Tripura 2 2 99954 1 922 1 1
34 Uttarakhand 475 4 429117 12 7692
35 Uttar Pradesh 344 29 2047106 58 23497
36 West Bengal 517 21 1995861 57 21200 1 1
Total# 11639 232 42498789 1222 521530 14 29 43
*** For Kerala as per the state media bulletin : 3 of deaths were reported on 6th April, + 29 deaths declared as per appeal cases filed G.O(Rt) No.2110/2021/H&FWD
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )Also Read: 'Evidence doesn't suggest presence of new variant': Health Ministry sources on first Covid 'XE' caseLatest India News